Senior Construction Manager - Federal

Procon is a top‑ranked construction management and technology consulting firm with 25 years of experience delivering high‑impact projects across the U.S. and worldwide. An ENR Top 100 CM/PM firm for five consecutive years, we specialize in program management, project controls, commissioning, and virtual intelligence — offering an excellent platform to grow your career while shaping the future of the built environment.

Procon is seeking a Senior Construction Manager for a long‑term opportunity in the Douglas, AZ area. The candidate will serve as a senior‑level construction manager and owner’s representative responsible for leading complex capital projects within a highly sensitive and operationally active environment. Responsibilities include oversight of construction execution, quality assurance, schedule and cost control, risk management, design coordination, security and safety compliance, and stakeholder communication.

The Senior Construction Manager will provide daily field leadership, resolve jobsite issues through innovative solutions, ensure contractor performance aligns with contract requirements, and guide projects from pre‑construction through commissioning, turnover, and closeout.

• Lead and manage the change order review process, including evaluation of changes, negotiations with the contractor on behalf of the client, development of Independent Government Estimates (IGE), drafting change order documentation, and tracking all project changes from conception to completion.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis, including critical path evaluation, sequencing, phasing, recovery plans, and impact assessments.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks in coordination with the client’s risk framework, maintain a project risk register, and lead risk review meetings.
• Coordinate security access, badging, escorting, and compliance with security protocols; oversee work in occupied or sensitive spaces to minimize impact to operations.
• Ensure contractor adherence to restricted area logistics plans.
• Facilitate weekly progress meetings, coordination meetings, and all one‑off project related meetings.
• Recommend innovative, practical solutions to field challenges, constraints, and unforeseen conditions to help maintain project momentum and minimize impacts to schedule and cost.
• Support preparation of executive‑level reporting including construction progress, risks, issues, financial and schedule status, etc.
• Ensure the contractor is in compliance with all client policies, federal regulations, safety standards, and agency‑specific procedures.
• Lead project closeout to ensure all activities, including O&M manuals, as‑builts, warranties, commissioning, training, etc., are completed; inspect and monitor on‑site processes, procedures, and systems for compliance with construction documents, security requirements, and code compliance.
• Lead construction management and owner’s representative duties across multiple projects.
• Provide on‑site construction management duties during mobilization, site preparation, construction, fit‑out, commissioning and occupancy phases.
• Support project planning, procurement, design coordination, construction execution, closeout and overall project performance to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction.
• Interface with clients to define project requirements.
• Review project schedules and ensure work plans, milestones, and deadlines are fully aligned with contract requirements and project objectives.
• Lead and manage the construction quality assurance process.
• Coordinate and monitor the completion of activities in all phases of the project life cycle.
• Monitor and oversee the project design or construction effort, including but not limited to risk management, security and safety compliance, etc.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of construction submittals and construction contract documents.
• Provide project administration and contract administration duties, including records management; generate well‑organized professional deliverables; assist the Owner with acquisition planning, technical reviews, execution, and…